Christopher Lee Boyda, a 37-year-old Coquitlam resident, is charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats, VPD Const. Jason Doucette said on Thursday.

Boyda was released from hospital, arrested, and is now in custody.

On December 19, around 8:30 am, Transit Police and the VPD responded to the 29th Avenue SkyTrain station, after receiving reports that a man was allegedly threatening passengers with a machete. He was shot by Vancouver police.